Murder trial: Tense exchanges between lawyer and victim's brother

Anthony Borg (Known as Il-Bona) frequently donated money to charitable institutions his brother said in court today as he was questioned about his deceased brother's alleged usury practice and violent methods of extracting money from borrowers.

Frans Borg took the witness stand during the trial by jury of Allan Galea, who stands accused of fatally stabbing Anthony Borg in Marsaxlokk  on February 21, 2010.

Mr Borg told the jury that, on the day, while he was at the PN club, he remembered his brother ask for the accused's phone number so that they could "square things up" between them. Repeatedly pressed on what he wanted to "square", Mr Borg said he had no idea what the issue between the two was.  

He then spotted Mr Galea walking down the road with a knife in hand.

"Allan told Twanny (Anthony): 'ejja pufta'. Twanny moved from beside me, opened his van which was parked nearby and got out something. He walked a couple of paces forward and fired two shots into the air," Mr Borg told the jury, extending his arm by way of demonstration and adding that his brother subsequently flung the weapon to the ground.

The two were around 40 meters apart at this point.

The two approached each...